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TRAGIC: Gas Explosion Kills Man In Lagos

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A man whose identity is yet to be ascertained has been killed following a gas explosion at a wielding workshop on 5th Avenue, D1 Close in FESTAC Town, Lagos State.

Two other persons reportedly sustained some injuries from the encounter which happened around 3pm on Monday, April 13, 2015.

According to Punch, firemen from the Ojo fire station were said to have arrived at the scene and saw the corpse of the deceased on the floor, while the workshop was said to have been deserted.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe,who confirmed the incident said the deceased could not be less than 35 years old.

He said, “The incident happened around 3.35pm.   They do welding jobs in the workshop. The heat generated from the activities might have caused the explosion.

“We met a corpse on the ground, which policemen from the FESTAC division later came for. Our men from the Ojo fire station responded with 10,000 litres of water.”

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